Austria
Republic of Austria
At a glance
Austria visa & entry requirements
Whether you need a visa for Austria depends on your nationality. Here’s the entry picture at a glance, with official links and a way to check the exact rule for your passport.
Short-stay tourist entry to Austria, across 198 nationalities in our dataset. Your own requirement depends on your passport — check it below.
Austria has been a Schengen member since 1997: no passport checks at internal borders, one 90/180-day allowance for visitors.
Been to Austria already?
Scratch it off and the sheet keeps the receipt — what your passport needed to get in.
Scratch Austria in →Do you need a visa for Austria?
Pick your passport and get the exact entry rule for Austria — visa-free, visa on arrival, e-Visa or apply in advance.
Staying online in Austria
- Use home banking & apps that block foreign IP addresses
- Reach sites & services that may be blocked locally
- Encrypt hotel, café & airport WiFi
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Frequently asked questions
It depends on your nationality. Citizens of 93 countries can currently enter Austria visa-free for short tourist stays, while others need a visa on arrival, an e-Visa or a visa arranged in advance. Use the visa checker to see the rule for your passport.
Fees vary by visa type and nationality. When we have indicative figures for Austria they’re shown above, but they’re compiled from third-party sources — always confirm the current fee on the official government site before you apply.
Start on Austria’s official government entry or e-Visa page (linked above when available). Check which visa type fits your trip, prepare a passport valid for your whole stay and any required documents, and apply well before you travel.
How to get to Austria
Every way into Austria by air — each city's main airport plus the budget-carrier, secondary and cross-border options, with how long the transfer takes.
Bratislava (BTS)
Budget carriersBratislava airport sits just across the Slovak border and is a favourite budget gateway to Vienna — a direct RegioJet/Flixbus reaches the Austrian capital in about 75 minutes.
Power & plugs
Austria runs on 230V with plug types C, F. Most chargers work with a simple plug adapter.
Good news — these socket types are mutually compatible, so a single Type C adapter covers all of Austria.
Full power guide for AustriaLocation
Light & dark
Vienna swings from 8-hour winter days to 16 hours of summer light. Today the sun sets at 19:01.
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